MINIMALLY INVASIVE DENTISTRY: PRINCIPLES, ADVANCES AND PERSPECTIVES FOR THE FUTURE

Abstract

Objective: The objective of this narrative review article is to address Minimally Invasive Dentistry as a new therapeutic option. Methodology: This article is a narrative literature review, for this reason, it was necessary to use a proven and already published work in the scientific world that explains how this type of article should be constructed, thus, the work of Rother (2007) was the study used as a guide during the creation of this narrative article. Rother's study addresses systematic and narrative reviews, explaining what the characteristics of each are, what their approaches are, elements that need to be present in each type of article in addition to its structure, being the use of this study, as something extremely essential for this article to be included within the classification of which it is part. In addition, searches were made in online databases, to identify and acquire articles and research related to the theme of this study, searches were made in the following databases: Scielo; PubMed; PROSPEROUS; The Cochrane Library; Science Direct in conjunction with Google Academy. Results: Minimally Invasive Dentistry or Minimally Invasive Dental Medicine is a recent therapeutic approach based on a philosophy that consists of an approach that uses more conservative techniques, finer drills in conjunction with materials that repair the tooth itself, instead of removing all the contaminated tissue. Conclusion: This new therapy can offer patients a less aggressive and more conservative approach, but it requires further studies.